Intensive Clare

"At the moment Joe's scratching out the compliments for Inagh-Kilnamona!" 00:00 - 03:43 > Intro 03:44 - 24:22 > We preview the start of the Ladies Football Championship this weekend & hear from members of the senior teams ahead of their opening matches. 24:23 - 01:02:12 > Round 2 of the Clare Football Championship answered some questions but posed just as many ahead of t...

“He was so good that he played more like a parish-to-parish midfielder than a box-to-box one” 0:00 - 8:08 - Intro 8:08 - 15:10 - Clare’s minor ladies footballers soared to All-Ireland Minor B success on Saturday when dethroning holders Sligo. Ivan Smith reviews the Banner’s breakthrough and the boost it will give to the code going forward at adult level. 15:10 -53:03 - Joe Cahill and Pa Kelly refl...

"Nobody, but nobody anywhere would have predicted that" 00:00:00 - 00:10:26 > Intro 00:10:27 - 00:12:40 > Competition time courtesy of our friends at Clare GAA TV. They have 2 single game passes to give away for games on this weekend on Clare GAA TV. These passes work worldwide and this competition is open to all our listeners. 00:12:41 - 00:59:29 > We're joined by Joe Cahil...

"Sometimes in training a row before championship can be the best thing that ever happened...that's what happens back our way anyhow!" 00:00:00 - 00:11:17 > Live Aid at 40 & we're feeling old ourselves! 00:11:19 - 00:28:30 > Clare's women's soccer squad have qualified for the Angela Hearst Cup semifinal after a rousing 5-0 win over Donegal. Paul Fitzgerald from t...

"They weren't small steps when Ann Marie was racing down Jones's Road with 5 minutes to throw in!" 00:00:00 - 00:06:38 > Intro 00:06:39 - 00:34:08 > Clare Camogie bowed out of this year's senior championship at the quarterfinal stage against Waterford on Saturday; but they put on a fine display in Croke Park that gives us cause for hope & more ahead of next season....

"Oh God, is that fella the only referee in the country or what?!!" 00:00:00 - 00:10:30 > Intro 00:10:31 - 00:42:33 > After what was a disappointing weekend for Clare sides in championship action this past weekend, we're joined by Clare Echo editor Páraic McMahon to look back at the All Ireland Minor hurling final, the All Ireland Ladies Football quarterfinal & the All Irela...

"Over three weeks you could be in Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Thurles & Croke Park! It's a super complaint to have!" 00:00 - 12:20 > Intro 12:20 - 24:48 > Waterford sports journalist Tomás McCarthy joined us ahead of the All Ireland Minor Hurling final on Saturday to give us a view from the opposition camp. 24:49 - 58:26 > Our regular contributor Derek Dormer joins Eoin & Jame...

‘When the tv camera turned to the management, I’d say they were discussing whether to say another mass or not’ 0:00 - 7:05 - Intro 7:05 - 28:03 - Clare’s minor hurlers continued to light up the summer when advancing to a second All-Ireland Final in three years when edging out Munster champions Cork in a thriller. Management duo Barry Corbett and Kevin McNamara joined Eoin and James to reflect on t...

Clare Credit Unions Senior Camogie Championship draw panel discussions Monday’s draw for the 2025 Clare Credit Unions Senior Camogie Championship threw up some intriguing battles as all ten teams prepare for the August 15th start. But what were the teams’ response? Well, after the draw, group representatives from all ten participants were split into their respective groups to discuss their own hop...

"I’m getting so worried about Clare now that it wouldn’t surprise me if Shane O’Donnell lined out on Sunday at the edge of the square" 0:00 - 6:03 - Intro 6:03 - 33:29 - It’s make-or-break for both Clare and Louth this Sunday when they face off in a winner-takes-all showdown for a place in the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Preliminary Quarter-Finals a week later. Everything yo...

Intensive Clare joined forces with Clare Camogie to conduct this year’s Clare Credit Unions Senior Camogie Championship draw live in Fr. McNamara Park. Join Eoin Brennan, James Lynch, Clare Camogie PRO Brid MacNamara and Fixtures Secretary Ann Marsh McMahon as the groups are decided for this year’s race for the McMahon Cup. This is part one of three Intensive Clare podcasts this week which will in...

’I’ll probably get arrested but they would be very, very pleasurable handcuffs’ 0:00 - 9:18 - Intro 9:18 - 22:37 - Former Munster and Ireland International Marcus Horan joins Eoin and James to reflect on Munster’s heartbreaking penalty shoot-out URC loss to the Sharks in Durban at the weekend. With several players retiring and a new coach on the way for next season, what do Munster have to do to b...

“There’s word that they’re all going back and going to give it one final lash so that’s very positive.” 0:00 - 7:09 - Intro 7:09 - 18:01 - Clare’s hopes of gaining a Munster Senior B Ladies Football title and bringing momentum into this weekend’s All-Ireland Intermediate Championship opener against Offaly didn’t exactly go to plan last Sunday. However, as coach/selector David O’Brien admits, their...

“You have more hair than Pep but maybe the stress of a few seasons in charge will change that” 0:00 - 6:52 - Intro 6:52 - 34:42 - Saturday throws up a historic Ennis Carpets Clare Cup Final between Newmarket Celtic and Tulla United in Frank Healy Park at 5pm. Respective managers Eoin O’Brien and Mike Moloney join Eoin and James in the studio to look ahead to the decider, assess their seasons and a...

‘As a team they were more ‘last of the summer wine’ than the first wine of the summer’ 0:00 - 8:37 - Intro 8:37 - 33:29 - Having been devastatingly floored by Tipperary in another dramatic Munster Senior Hurling Championship derby showdown, Clare will look to exact full revenge on the Premier County this Wednesday when vying for Munster Under 20 honours according to hurling analyst Joe Cahill 33:2...

“I haven’t played since I killed those swans’’ 0:00 - 8:51 - Intro 8:51 - 38:19 - A double Munster Football Final whammy for Clare at the weekend as the seniors and minors were defeated in contrasting circumstances against Kerry and Tipperary respectively. Former Clare manager and All-Ireland winner with his native Kerry John Kennedy rejoined Kieran Madigan to reflect on both games as well as look...

“He’s probably like a listed building at the moment, he’s so untouchable” 0:00 - 7:37 - Intro 7:37 - 42:20 - Clare’s flagship footballers will contest their third successive Munster Senior Final against Kerry this Sunday in Fitzgerald Stadium, with former Clare manager and All-Ireland winner with his native county John Kennedy joining Kieran Madigan to assess both sides’ strengths and weaknesses....

“It was a Good Friday but turned out to be a great Sunday”0:00 - 6:08 - Intro 6:08 - 30:36 - Clare’s resurrection to snatch a remarkable draw with Cork in the Munster Senior Hurling Championship opener on Sunday is discussed with Joe Cahill and Pa Kelly who assess a real rollercoaster tie along with Clare’s quick turnaround to travel to Waterford this Sunday. 30:36 - 40:39 - With Waterford only ma...

“The difference between League and championship? There’s an Atlantic Ocean between them” 0:00 - 6:18 - Intro 6:18 - 26:18 - The wait is finally over as the All-Ireland Senior Hurling champions make their Munster Championship bow this Sunday in Ennis as part of a double header with their camogie counterparts. Former All-Ireland winner Pa Kelly and hurling analyst Joe Cahill assess the latest showdo...

"I think these girls could tackle Trump the way they’re going” 0:00 - 6:10 - Intro 6:10 - 18:14 - Clare will have a representative in next year’s AIL Women’s Rugby tier after a historic breakthrough for Ennis/Kilrush who saw off Enniskillen in the All-Ireland Promotion decider in Mullingar on Sunday. Only three years in existence, coach Gareth O’Hanlon joined Eoin and James afterwards to reflect o...

"I’m delighted to come on so you and lynch could have a laugh at my expense” 0:00 - 6:56 - Intro 6:56 - 23:15 - A welcome return to the pod for Ger O’Connell who, as manager of the Clare Minor hurlers, leads his side into Munster Championship battle this Saturday in a tasty opening tie against reigning Munster and All-ireland champs Tipperary in Ennis at 2pm. It’s a big week for Clare hurling & al...

"Did you get a magic lamp from Santa by any chance as in terms of wishes, 2025 couldn’t have gone much better for you so far"0:00 - 6:34 - Intro 6:34 - 19:26 - It’s 17 years since Clare’s flagship camogie side garnered silverware but Ziyan Spillane and Co; are determined to bridge that gap in Abbttstown this Saturday (2pm) when facing Antrim in the National League Division 1B decider. Eo...

'We’re actually three times the age of some of the players we’re up against but all we want to do is promote the game’ 0:00 - 6:11 - Intro 6:11 - 23:48 - It’s a Super Sunday of CDSL Womens Cup Finals in Frank Healy Park this weekend as newcomers Moher Celtic take on holders Hermitage in the headline act at 3pm while Tulla United clash with Corofin Harps for the Shield honours. Hermitage Player...

’I don’t know what kind of Caledonian sets are in Corofin but I’ve never got a slap of a hurley during a Caledonian set before.’ 0:00 - 7:12 - Intro 7:12 - 28:22 - Former Ireland Rugby International and dual Clare star Eimear Considine joined Eoin and James to assess the fall-out from Ireland’s crushing Six Nations Rugby reverse to France as well as looking ahead to Thursday’s All-Ireland Senior B...

'There was such tribal war at times that you almost had to double check if it was league or championship' 0:00 - 6:28 - Intro 6:28 - 29:17 - It’s always a hectic time of year for Chloe Moloney as already part of Clare’s National Ladies Football League campaign is also eagerly awaiting this weekend’s Women's League of Ireland opening fixtures as her Peamount United side host Cork City....